Characterization and prediction of rate-dependent flexibility in lumbar spine biomechanics at room and body temperature

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 789-798

  Stolworthy, Dean K ^a   Zirbel, Shannon A ^a   Howell, Larry L ^a   Samuels, Marina ^a   Bowden, Anton E ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Flexibility; Loading Rate; Spine; Temperature; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RIGIDITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STUDY DESIGN; TORQUE; VISCOELASTICITY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLIABILITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CADAVER; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PLIABILITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TORQUE;

EID: 84899444499     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.08.043     Document Type: Article

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